This morning, First Lady Melania Trump underwent an embolization procedure to treat a benign kidney condition. The procedure was successful and there were no complications. Mrs. Trump is at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and will likely remain there for the duration of the week. The First Lady looks forward to a full recovery so she can continue her work on behalf of children everywhere. (Link)

.@SecondLady & I are relieved that our dear friend @FLOTUS’ medical procedure was successful & are praying for her swift recovery. Grateful to the great medical team at @WRBethesda, & look forward to her full recovery & return to work on behalf of America’s children #GetWellSoon!

This quote from an F. Scott Fitzgerald writing always reminds me of our beloved First Lady, Mrs. Melanie Trump. (His writing was past tense, I took the liberty of translating into present tense. If Fitzgerald knew Melanie Trump, he wouldn’t mind at all.)

May her recovery be quick and her strength and good health be on the Lord’s priority list. She puts up with so much from the media and the soulless and the lost. Be blessed and well, Mrs. Trump. We love and admire you so much.

“She is beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She is beautiful for the way she thinks. She is beautiful for the sparkle in her eyes when she talks about something she loves. She is beautiful for her ability to make other people smile, even when she may be sad. No, she isn’t beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She is beautiful, deep down to her soul.”

Amen. Our friends in Israel, and people of faith and good will the world over, are praying tonight for her full recovery and quick return to her family and duties. We need our Melania healthy and strong.

Thinking of Barron tonight. Oftentimes it is harder to worry and wait on the surgery of ones we love.
Hope Melania’s parents are nearby. Know our POTUS has her in the best medical care. Always prayers first.

Our beautiful First Lady Melania must have been dealing with this health problem for some time.
And yet…she stoically gave us no indication that was going on.

It chokes me up, to think that she may have been in pain while she has been doing so much for us.
— cough —

What a beautiful spirit our First Lady has.
So generously giving her time to the various duties of her position, while concealing her personal health problem.
It makes me love her even more.

May God watch over her during her recovery.
I pray that she recovers quickly and without pain.

Prayers too, for our President, who is working so hard for us while dealing with the worry for his lady love.
Prayers as well, for Barron, during this ordeal.
Children often worry the most, when a parent is sick.

May our First Lady Melania get well quick and return home to her loved ones.

Yes!
Not only in pain but scared for her life. She might have delayed joining Donald in DC so she could get testing and consultations more discretely in New York. Scuttlebutt about the Trump’s sleeping in separate rooms might be because she has been in pain.

I remember when Gerald and Betty Ford moved into the White House the media made a big fuss because they brought a king-sized bed with them. The press couldn’t believe we had a first couple who actually slept in the same bed, much less the same room! So much for the Camelot Couple…

One set of my great grandparents, in their 80’s when I knew them, had separate bedrooms–mamaw had the bedroom and papaw slept on a bed on the porch (my other great-grandparents were widows or long pre-deceased). I used to think it was because she was mean (she was a little harsh, dipped snuff, and could spit about 5 yards–scandalous!). Later, I learned first hand about snoring and how love must accommodate the necessity of decent sleep. And then, there’s pain, too.

I’ll never criticize or even speculate about an H&W who have separate bedrooms. If they wanted me to know about it, they’d tell me. Otherwise, it’s none of my business and says little or nothing about the relationship of the H&W.

One set of my grandparents had separate bedrooms for the same reason. Another reason could be that PDJT needs very little sleep. It can be very “unrestful” to share a bedroom with someone who needs little sleep. I can remember DH paying bills at 2 am in the morning and grumbling!!

As a husband I know how Great and Wonderful my wife is. I would be nothing with out her.
As a husband I send my prayers and heart felt wishes to my friend Donald and to his lovely help-meet Melania. Bless and keep her Heavenly Father. Guide the Doctors involved. Bless and keep them both as you work in their lives.

Not true for me. I have only stayed in the hospital once, when my son was born. I had a cesarean and was there for 3 days. Unfortunately it was a double room and in that time I had 4 different roommates. Plus, I can’t sleep with lights going on and off and people walking around. I was exhausted when I finally got home. 😯 I know Melania will have a private room with all the trimmings, but still, it isn’t home.

My thoughts as well. Even heart surgery patients don’t stay as long anymore. I read up on that procedure…it’s often used to stop blood flow to a tumor (even a benign one) to keep it from rupturing and causing a hemorrhage. So she could have been asymptomatic, but they saw it on some scan or other and wanted to take care of the rupture risk. Either which way, I’m praying for her.

I was able to listen to most of her speech last week, and the story about the young man who started the Buddy Bench program still brings tears to my eyes. I don’t understand anyone who would criticize a speech that gives his idea more exposure.

Yes, I am joining in to Pray for our beautiful FLOTUS and our President Donald J. Trump. For a quick healing and back to the WH with Barron. May our Lord Jesus Christ place a Shield around each of them. We love you Melania rest peacefully for a quick healing. Blessings, Elizabeth & Pete

k4jjj, like your comment! She IS a national treasure, and I pray for God to guide the hands of her caregivers, heal her body, and wrap His loving arms around our President and their son until she can return home again.

Thank you to the amazing medical staff @WRBethesda for taking such good care of @FLOTUS! And a sincere thank you to everyone who has reached out w good thoughts & prayers. She is in good spirits & doing well!

In addition to wishing FLOTUS good health and quick healing, I am so happy news of her condition did not leak beforehand. And who even knows what exactly that condition is? Good, closed-ranks and no forming of a White House media sc(r)um.

My heart goes out to My First Lady whom I admire so much. Thirteen years ago I lost my left kidney to cancer and was in the hospital five days. I still remember the pain I had for those few days. I pray that God will ease any pain and suffering she might be experiencing this night and the rest of this week and speed the healing process for her. She is doing a great job representing us and taking excellent care of our house.

FLOTUS has the strength of steel, a heart of gold, the warmth of the sun and the beauty of an angel. Imo, she is POTUS’ ruddder and my bet is she encouraged him today. Like Adrian told Rocky, just win.

Dear Lord, unite the Trumps once again in restored health and keep them safely in Your care.

Hi everyone. I stumbled on this site during the Zimmerman/Trayvon days and have been here daily since. I’m grabbing a branch and weighing in now because there’s a lot of misinformation about kidney angiomyolipomas and the embolization procedure out there. When mine was discovered next year incidentally on a CT Scan i had to dig deep for current and accurate info. They are just not that common. More accurately most people that have them don’t even know.

The press is making a bigger deal out of this then it is. If hers was bleeding that could complicate things a bit but it still is not a major thing. They are saying it was a planned procedure and if that was true it was either found incidentally or was large enough to cause her discomfort.

I’m not a Dr but I feel like I’m one of the foremost authorities on these because it’s personal. Any questions just ask. I will be surprised if Melanie actually stays in the hospital that long and know she will be just fine.

Thanks Swamp Files; I hope you still have both of your kidneys and all is OK.

You wrote: “Love Sundance and my fellow deplorables!”
Ditto! Although I am admittedly a pro Trump northern foreigner so I can not officially call myself a deplorable!

I stumbled across the CTH site and it’s now my favorite political site to visit and not because I have been indoctrinated. I have been enlightened and I love the Christian influence and the fine people here (also the centralized videos etc).

It amazes me how children turn out. Barron is a handsome young man and looks like a mix between his parents. His mom is a beautiful woman and not in just her looks. She has a sparkle, grace and kindness about her that was sorely missling. May God put his touch on her and give her a speedy recovery because not only does her family need her but so do we.